Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD – Get Free Report) and Lifeward (NASDAQ:LFWD – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Diebold Nixdorf and Lifeward’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | 2.49% | 16.33% | 4.71% |
| Lifeward | -90.38% | -145.55% | -78.36% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Diebold Nixdorf and Lifeward, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Lifeward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Diebold Nixdorf and Lifeward”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | $3.81 billion | 0.81 | $94.60 million | $2.59 | 34.26 |
| Lifeward | $22.03 million | 0.47 | -$19.91 million | ($18.49) | -0.37 |
Diebold Nixdorf has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeward. Lifeward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diebold Nixdorf, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifeward has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Lifeward shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Lifeward shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Diebold Nixdorf beats Lifeward on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated engages in the automating, digitizing, and transforming the way people bank and shop worldwide. It operates through two segments, Banking and Retail. The company offers cash recyclers and dispensers, intelligent deposit terminals, teller automation tools, and kiosk technologies, as well as physical security solutions; and front-end applications for consumer connection points and back-end platforms that manage channel transactions, operations and integration, and facilitate omnichannel transactions, endpoint monitoring, remote asset management, customer marketing, merchandise management, and analytics. It also provides banking product-related services comprising proactive monitoring and rapid resolution of incidents through remote service capabilities or an on-site visit; first- and second-line maintenance, preventive maintenance, and on-demand services; managed and outsourcing services, such as business processes, solution management, upgrades, and transaction processing; and cash management services. In addition, the company offers DN Vynamic software suite to simplify and enhance the consumer experience; modular and integrated point of sale and self-checkout terminals; printers, scales, and mobile scanners; and banknote and coin processing systems, as well as ordering kiosks. Additionally, it provides retail customer's product-related services, such as on-demand and professional services; maintenance and availability services; implementation services; managed mobility services; monitoring and advanced analytics; and store life-cycle management services. The company was formerly known as Diebold, Incorporated and changed its name to Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated in December 2016. Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.
About Lifeward
ReWalk Robotics Ltd., a medical device company, designs, develops, and commercializes technologies that enable mobility and wellness in rehabilitation and daily life for individuals with physical and neurological conditions in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It offers ReWalk personal exoskeleton and rehabilitation exoskeleton devices; ReStore, a soft exo-suit intended for use in the rehabilitation of individuals with lower limb disability due to stroke; AlterG Anti-Gravity System for use in physical and neurological rehabilitation and athletic training; MyoCycle devices; and ReBoot, a personal soft exo-suit for home and community use by individuals post-stroke. The company markets and sells its products directly to institutions and individuals, as well as through third-party distributors. The company was formerly known as Argo Medical Technologies Ltd. ReWalk Robotics Ltd. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.
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